WHILE MANY SMITHVILLE FIBER CUSTOMERS ENJOY THE LUXURY OF "LIGHTENING FAST" INTERNET SERVICE, THERE ARE MANY LOYAL "SMITHVILLE TELEPHONE" CUSTOMERS, SOME 20-30 YEARS, MYSELF INCLUDED.  WE COULD ONLY DREAM OF  BEING OFFERED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTION.  

FIBER SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL "EXISTING CUSTOMERS" REGARDLESS OF THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION, BEFORE SMITHVILLE GOES TO SEEK OUT NEW BUSINESS.  THEY CAN'T SEEM TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CURRENT CUSTOMERS NEEDS AND REQUESTS FOR FIBER  SO WHY WOULD THEY SEEK OUT ADDITIONAL CUSTOMERS?  AND NO, IT ISN'T THE PRICE WE PAY FOR LIVING IN THE COUNTRY......IF THAT IS THE CASE, WHY DOES GOSPORT INDIANA HAVE FIBER OPTIC? THEY ARE MUCH MORE RURAL THAN ELLETTSVILLE INDIANA. SMITHVILLE INFORMED ME THAT GOSPORT HAD FIBER LAID BECAUSE OF A GOVERNMENT GRANT....WHO DECIDES WHERE THAT GOVERNMENT GRANT MONEY GOES AND TO WHAT TOWN OR COUNTY? COULD A HIGH LEVEL SMITHVILLE FIBER EMPLOYEE LIVE IN GOSPORT? 

ARE CURRENT  DSL CUSTOMERS WITH NO OTHER CHOICE FOR AN INTERNET PROVIDER SUPPOSED TO  PICK UP,  MOVE, SELL THEIR HOME, OR DEAL WITH INCREDIBLY SLOW DSL SERVICE?  

WHILE I AM BLESSED ENOUGH TO WORK FROM HOME, I RELY ON MY INTERNET SERVICE FOR MY WORK.  FAR FROM STELLAR,  I'D LIKE TO SHARE I AM EMPLOYED BY A VERY LARGE  COMPANY AND THEY HAVE MANY EMPLOYEES THAT WORK AT HOME. DAILY THEY ARE SETTING UP HOME OFFICES, GETTING INTERNET SQUARED AWAY AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT.....NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS GIANT CORPORATION KNOWS EXACTLY WHO LITTLE OLE SMITHVILLE FIBER IS....MAKING IT CLEAR, IF YOU HAVE SMITHVILLE DSL AS YOUR  INTERNET PROVIDER YOU WILL EITHER HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER POSITION WITH ANOTHER COMPANY OR FIND ANOTHER INTERNET PROVIDER.....ENOUGH SAID!

WE ALL SHOULD HAVE A CHOICE, BUT OUR GEOGRAPHY GIVES US NONE.  A BIT OF A DISCRIMINATION?  YOU DECIDE.